Les capteurs de gaz à base d’oxydes métalliques connaissent un engouement croissant pour les applications industrielles, militaires et environnementales. ZnO est un oxyde métallique semi-conducteur à large gap direct possédant de nombreuses propriétés physico-chimiques qui sont nécessaires pour les capteurs de gaz de type oxyde métallique. La plupart des capteurs disponibles actuellement sur le marché […]

S’attachant à cartographier les usages scolaires des concepts narratologiques, cette thèse se propose d’explorer la question des pratiques et des savoirs mobilisés dans ce cadre par les enseignant·e·s de français aux niveaux secondaires I et II (élèves de 12 à 18 ans) en Belgique, en France, au Québec et en Suisse romande. Dans cette recherche […]

In this research project, the student will first be integrated into Dr. Slater’s research group and begin learning the desired knowledge and skills related to his PhD research. The project will be mainly focused on the training of performing laboratory experiments using widely used imaging techniques on polluted soils. The experiments will focus on the […]

Les méthodes de calcul de structure électronique, en chimie computationnelle, permettent de prédire et d’interpréter les propriétés des molécules. Depuis quelques décennies, la théorie de la fonctionnelle de la densité (DFT) s’impose par rapport à d’autres méthodes de calcul de structures électroniques, comme celles qui sont basées sur la fonction d’onde (WFT), de par son […]

In the last two decades there has been growing interest in understanding the structure and reactivity of chemicals containing phosphorus. Phosphorus compounds are known for their applications in organic synthesis, materials science, and catalysis. Developments in these applied areas has been enabled through fundamental studies which describe synthetic methods for preparing new phosphorus molecules. Fundamental […]

The purpose of this research is to compare the musicians’ genetics to the general population to understand the role of genetics in how music training influences brains changes. Neuroimaging research, behavioural studies, and music-based interventions show that music training influences neuroplasticity (i.e., the brain’s ability to change and adapt) because it is a special type […]

Ce projet propose d’interroger le fonctionnement des institutions de charité pour jeunes filles et jeunes femmes pauvres en les considérant comme des lieux de travail. Le séjour de recherche qui est envisagé à Montréal s’inscrit dans le cadre d’un doctorat financé par la bourse Mini-Arc de l’ULB. Ce doctorat consiste en une analyse comparative à […]

This study interrogates the environmental and existential implications of toxic waste disposal in Africa. Situating the politics of toxic waste disposal within Western imperial and neocolonial oppressive histories in the continent, the study examines the despoliation of Africa’s natural ecosystems and various lifeforms through the outsourcing of toxic ruins to the continent. Drawing on close […]

This research project focuses on individuals engaged in protest and direct action against the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX), an interprovincial oil pipeline project that starts in Alberta and ends in the Burrard Inlet of the Salish Sea, British Columbia. It explores how religious and nonreligious activists conceptualize nature-related harms of the TMX project, and to […]

Temperate forests play an important role for regional climates through their exchange of heat and water vapor with the atmosphere. How heat and water vapor affect the near-surface climate is linked to the diurnal growth and decline of the atmospheric boundary layer. The objective of the project is to understand how the atmospheric boundary layer […]

Floods are an increasing threat worldwide causing widespread destruction, loss of life, economic damages and social impacts. Contributing factors include population density growth in urban areas and increasing impervious areas which disrupts the natural hydrological cycle. Accurate flood risk assessments are therefore required to help cities and institutions to better prepare inhabitants to the occurrence […]

Taiwan has been undergoing an important religious revival in the past forty-years. However, while religiosity used to be mainly locally based, the progressive modernization of the island led to new forms of country-wide temple lineages and displaced forms of worship. The aim of this project is to look at how this shift in religious location […]